ceccia

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1. what are our rights re: being filmed/recorded at work?

   ceccia posted a topic in General Nursing

   The other day I encountered a patient with an aggressive family - I got the feeling that they perhaps are scammers looking for some kind of payout, based on the way they were acting. At one point the...

2. It seems like everyone but nurses make more money

   ceccia replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

   this, and also from my observations most people who are top earners and love what they do have uber-specialized skills/training, are great at what they do, *and* there aren't many people who can do...

3. Ask for advice (then explain why it's wrong)

   ceccia replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   Most of the time, people will straight up tell you what they are seeking and what the purpose of their OP is. I see a lot of topics where the OP says something like "i made this mistake /did something...

4. HELP! Physical Therapy Tech

   ceccia replied to msbusinesswoman's topic in General Nursing

   just go for physical therapist assistant. two years at a community college and you graduate with little to no debt. PTA's don't actually make that much less than PTs in most markets. In my city PTAs...

5. breaking a travel contract?

   ceccia replied to ceccia's topic in Travel

   that does help; thank you. this is one of my housemates and i looked at the contract, and yeah it is very one-sided, and the penalties for cancelling or getting cancelled are vague and not at all...

6. breaking a travel contract?

   ceccia replied to ceccia's topic in Travel

   i know. what was your experience with breaking a contract (and/or having one cancelled by a

7. breaking a travel contract?

   ceccia replied to ceccia's topic in Travel

   i edited to clarify no specifics are in the contract re: penalties and cancellation. Not in company-provided housing. they expect to forfeit any housing /per diem stipends and have paychecks withheld....

8. breaking a travel contract?

   ceccia replied to ceccia's topic in Travel

   i'm asking for someone else, so will try to give more info without being overly specific. recent health issues, has been off of work for all of last week (with dr's note) and no improvement....

9. breaking a travel contract?

   ceccia posted a topic in Travel

   has anyone here worked as a travel nurse and had to break a contract early? What was your situation and what were the

10. Veganism and the pursue of nursing

    ceccia replied to sparkles24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    unfortunately not quite. :/ flu shots contain egg protein, and depending on the type are incubated either in egg or mammal/insect

11. Why do we not get paid for lunch even if we never get to take one?

    ceccia replied to leekaye's topic in General Nursing

    also along those lines, for individual nurses: say you work 3 shifts a week and are paid $25/hr. If you don't take a lunch AND don't get paid for that 30 minutes, you're giving your employer $37.50...

12. Given a do over, which (feasible) career would you pursue?

    ceccia replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    better yet! i signed a contract to play with an orchestra.

13. Can I lose my license???

    ceccia replied to Staceyface65's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    using your first name (if indeed Ruby is your first name) on here is probably a bad idea as

14. Given a do over, which (feasible) career would you pursue?

    ceccia replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Violinist and violin teacher. I went into nursing because after conservatory training i allowed my parents to convince me that no one makes a living in the arts, blah blah blah. I hated nursing ever...

15. Nurses Enabling Substance Abusers

    ceccia replied to zombienurse13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I will give patients whatever they want, as long as the physician has ordered it and their vitals check. because i do not have the energy to deal with whiners all day every day. you can explain to...